Pinch Pot Vase

1. Pinch Pot Vase Ceramics I

2. History • Historical references • Liquid containers [wine, water] • Canopic Jars [body organs storage] • Grains [prevent spoiling & keep dry]

3. Project Goal & Lesson Objectives • GLE 1.1.1: Creates, analyzes, and evaluates the elements of visual arts when producing a work of art • Line • GLE 1.1.2: Creates analyzes and evaluates the elements of visual arts when producing a work of art. • Shape and Form • GLE 1.1.6: Creates, analyzes, and evaluates the elements of visual arts when producing a work of art • Color • GLE 1.1.7: Creates, analyzes, and evaluates repetition/pattern, contrast, variety, balance, movement/rhythm, proportion, emphasis/dominance, and harmony/unity in a work of art. • Balance, Unity, Emphasis, Symmetry • GLE 1.2.1: Analyzes and applies the skills and techniques of visual arts to create original works of arts in two and/or three dimensions • Creation of original 3D object

4. Anatomy of a Vase Lip Neck Shoulder Body Foot

5. Construction • Combination of 2 pinch pots • Foot • Neck

6. Joining • 4 S’s • Score, Slip, Smash, & Smooth • Tools to use • Ribs • Wood sculpting tools • Edges of pots • Keep vertical • DON’T curve in or pull out

7. Requirements • Same size, weight, height for both pinch pots • 6” body • 2” neck • Foot • Lip and mouth • Graphic pattern design

8. Design Requirements OK Design • Repeating pattern/design • Organic or Geometric NOTOK Design • Imagery • Words

9. What Makes a Good Vase? • Construction • Symmetrical • Smooth • Design • Subtractive • Intentional • Creative

10. Grading Rubric • Craftsmanship • Detail and Creativity • Symmetry • Foot • Neck Graded on a 3, 2, 1, 0 scale X 2 [Maximum points = 30]

11. Finished Project • Turn in a bisqued pinch pot (30 pts) • Rough draft drawing with teacher signature and student name (1 bonus point) • Self Evaluation with response and reflection • You have the option to glaze but it won’t be graded